Greta Salpeter quotes
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“A great song awakens something in your body / mind / spirit or history that you had forgotten about. It ignites some emotional kindling that you didn't even know you had stored. It awakens you to a possibility for the future - be it hope or excitement - that you never knew was possible.”
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“A great song is the reason you want to jump out of your bed in the morning.”
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“I want them to have a desirable experience in whatever way that may manifest itself in each person.”
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“I wrote a song at age five about algae on the pond by our house, then the next 'real' song was in fifth grade about an unrequited crush.”
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“My main influences are pop and folk music - Bob Lind, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, the Motown collection, The Zombies, Elliott Smith, and a ton of 70's AM radio hits. I love powerpop too.”
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“From a literary standpoint, I've been loving Raymond Carver's short stories, William Carlos Williams' poems, Richard Siken's 'Crush', John Fante, and Jim Harrison's book of ghazals. I love film and photography too, so many of my songs are very image rich from those influences.”
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“A good song is like a mannequin - its form makes sense, but there's no life. There should be memorable melody, thoughtful lyric, appropriate arrangement.”
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“Any musician with a slight level of self-awareness can be taught to write a 'good' song. A great song is completely original. It feels as if the performer is the only person who could bring it to life.”
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“I'd be the outsider gal who undergoes a makeover in the end [in the 'The Breakfast Club' ].”
-- Greta Salpeter
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Source : A. H. Almaas (2000). “Diamond Heart: Book Three: Being and the Meaning of Life”, p.25, Shambhala Publications
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